Grilled Tandoori Chicken

September 15, 2014 by · 1 Comment

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My husband has really wanted to make tandoori chicken in our Green Egg ever since we got it, so about 2 years.  We finally did and it was awesome!  Our homemade tandoori chicken isn’t as read as what you get in most restaurants, my husband said that’s because they add red food coloring.  I’m ok with our less red tandoori chicken! Raita is a Greek yogurt based sauce that is fantastic to eat with spicy Indian food!

 

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time: overnight + 2 hours

Chicken Ingredients:

small container of plain Greek yogurt
fresh ginger, roughly one inch, peeled and chopped finely
2 tablespoons paprika
one lime, squeezed
1 teaspoon chili powder
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper
3 cloves garlic, chopped
mix of chicken pieces, about 2-3 a person
Veggie Ingredients:
broccoli, cut into bite size pieces
onion, sliced thickly
bell pepper, sliced thickly
Chicken Directions:

1. Combine all ingredients except for chicken in a food processor and blend until smooth.

2. Place the chicken in a ziplock plastic bag, add the marinade mix the marinade around the chicken and refrigerate overnight.

3. Remove the chicken from the refrigerator and leave on the counter for 30 minutes.

4. Get your grill ready.  For charcoal arrange the coals on either side of the grate, leaving a space in the middle.  Light and let sit for about 1/2 hour until the charcoal turns gray/black. For gas grills, heat one side to medium-high heat and leave one side without any heat.

5. Remove the chicken from the marinade; place the sliced side veggies in the bag with marinade after you remove the chicken.

6. Place the chicken on the unheated part of the grill.

5. Close the grill lid and grill the chicken for about 90 minutes until cooked through; turn the chicken every 20 minutes.

6. Serve the tandoori chicken with the chilled raita, veggies, and rice.

 

Raita Ingredients:

small container of plain Greek yogurt
one lemon, squeezed
garlic, crushed
1/8 white onion, chopped
tomato, diced
cucumber, peeled and diced
mint, chopped
salt
pepper
cumin seeds
Raita Directions:

1. Squeeze lemon, chop up veggies.

2. Stir into the Greek yogurt, season to taste.

3. Refrigerate for at least an hour.

 

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Charred Stuffed Poblano Peppers

August 29, 2013 by · 157 Comments

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Ingredients:

1 can vegetable broth

3/4 cups water

1 1/2 cups rice

3 ears of corn, or canned or frozen

4 poblano peppers

1 lime

1/2 bag spinach

1/2 bunch cilantro

1 small pepper

1 bunch green onions

olive oil

1 yellow or red onion, chopped finely

3-4 cloves garlic, minced/crushed

1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped finely

1 can fire roasted diced tomatoes, drained

bell pepper (any color), diced

1/2  teaspoon ground cumin

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano

garlic powder

onion powder

salt

pepper

queso fresco cheese, crumbled
total time: 1 hour 15-30 minutes
Directions:
1.  If using ears of corn, peel and add to a boiling salted pot of water (if using frozen corn thaw, if using canned corn drain).  Boil for 15 minutes turn on low and cook for an additional 15 minutes.  Drain and let the corn cool.
2. On a baking sheet broil the poblano peppers until they are charred on all sides – about 15-20 minutes.  Let cool.
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3. Boil the rice either on the stove or a rice cooker.  Rinse the 1 1/2 cups of rice well, until the water runs clear (we’re talking 5 minutes).  Place into your rice cooker or pot and and 1 can of chicken broth (roughly 1 1/2 cups) plus 1/2 cup water (or whatever water to rice ratio your rice calls for).  Squeeze one lime into the rice water.  Cook.
4.  While everything is boiling and broiling place the 1/4 cup of water, the 1/2 bag of spinach, the 1/2 bunch of cilantro, the small pepper and the green onions into a food processor – blend until like a pesto.
5. Once the corn has cooked and cooled slice off of the cob.  Place into a bowl.  Add the chopped onion, chopped jalapeno, and diced garlic to the bowl.
6. Heat olive oil in a skillet and once heated add the corn, onion, jalapeno, garlic and seasonings.  Cook for about 5 minutes.
7. Meanwhile, add the spinach mixture to the cooked rice add salt, onion powder, and garlic powder – stir and set aside.
8. After the onion mixture has cooked add the diced tomatoes and bell peppers, cook for an additional minute.  Remove from heat.
9. Slice the poblanos in half, scrapped out the seeds and lay with the insides up on a baking sheet.  Scoop the rice mixture on each pepper, then scoop the onion and corn mixture.  Sprinkle with the crumbled queso fresco cheese.
10. Broil the assembled peppers for 7-10 minutes until the cheese has browned.
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Slow Cooker BBQ Black Beans

August 20, 2013 by · 359 Comments

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BBQ’d black beans sounded kind of weird, but we went with the recipe and they actually turned out really well!  We will make these again!  They were a hit at our BBQ!

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prep time: 20 minutes

cook time: 2 – 2.5 hours

serves: a lot!  reduce the amount of beans if you want less

Ingredients:

  • 4 – 6 slices of bacon
  • 1 large onion, diced
  • 1 cup ketchup
  • 3 tablespoons packed light brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup molasses
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons spicy brown mustard
  • 4 (15-ounce) cans black beans in their liquid
  • 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • salt and pepper to taste

Directions:

1. Cook the bacon until crisp, then remove excess grease on a paper towel.  Break into small bite-sized pieces.  Set aside half.

2. Add all ingredients into a crock pot, stir.

3. Cook on high for 2 – 2.5 hours.  When serving add a little bit of the reserved bacon pieces onto each bowl.

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Bo Luc Lac Shaking Beef

July 3, 2013 by · 393 Comments

This is a Vietnamese beef dish –  Vietnamese dishes have become some of my favorite Asian recipes, they are always full of flavor!

We somehow didn’t have any oyster sauce so I just used thick sweet soy sauce in addition to thin soy sauce and Golden Mountain seasoning sauce.

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Beef Marinade
1.5 pounds beef sirloin tip steak cut into 1″ cubes

3-4 cloves minced garlic

2 tablespoons sugar

3 tablespoons oyster sauce (I used thick sweet soy sauce since I didn’t have oyster sauce)

2 tablespoons fish sauce

1 tablespoon sesame oil

1 tablespoon toasted sesame oil

1 teaspoon thick soy sauce

1 teaspoon Golden Mountain seasoning sauce

Vinaigrette
1/2 cup rice vinegar
1.5 tablespoons sugar
1/2 tablespoons salt

Dipping Sauce
Juice of 1 lime
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon fresh cracked pepper

1 red onion, thinly sliced
2 bunches of watercress, long stems trimmed
2 tomatoes, thinly sliced

Peanut or sesame oil for frying

Directions

1. Mix all marinade ingredients and marinade the beef for at least half an hour, but preferably several hours.

2. Prepare the vinaigrette and set aside – it should be a good balance of sour, salty and sweet.

3. Thinly slice the red onion and use about 3-4 tablespoons of the vinaigrette to pickle by setting aside covered in refrigerator for about 10 minutes.

4. Prepare a bed of watercress and tomatoes in a serving platter and set aside.

5. Heat a large wok or skillet over high heat.  Add about 2 tablespoons of peanut or sesame oil and when it begins to smoke add a layer of beef and allow to sear for about 2 minutes, before “shaking” to sear the opposite sides for an additional 1-2 minutes to brown all sides.  It’s best to cook the beef in batches so each piece is in contact with the skillet.

6. Place the salt and pepper into a small juice and squeeze lime juice over salt and pepper for the dipping sauce.

7. Gently place the shaking beef to the bed of watercress and tomatoes.  Drizzle the remaining vinaigrette over the beef and greens and top with the pickled red onions.

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